مريق

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic מֹורִיקָא (mōrīqā) / ܡܽܘܪܻܝܩܳܐ (mūrīqā, “safflower”), from the root י־ר־ק (y-r-q) that corresponds to Arabic و ر ق (w-r-q) related to yellow or green colours, compare يَرَقَان (yaraqān) and Proto-Semitic *waraq-.

Noun

مُرِّيق or مُرَّيْق or مِرِّيق • (murrīq or murrayq or mirrīq) m (obsolete)

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

   Synonyms: عُصْفُر (ʕuṣfur), شِرِّيع (širrīʕ), بَهْرَام (bahrām), بَهْرَم (bahram), بَهْرَمَان (bahramān), خِرِّيع (ḵirrīʕ), إِحْرِيض (ʔiḥrīḍ), سُكَرِيّ (sukariyy)

   Hypernym: قُرْطُم (qurṭum)

Declension

Declension of noun مُرِّيق (murrīq)‎; مُرَّيْق (murrayq)‎; مِرِّيق (mirrīq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُرِّيق‎; مُرَّيْق‎; مِرِّيق murrīq‎; murrayq‎; mirrīq	الْمُرِّيق‎; الْمُرَّيْق‎; الْمِرِّيق al-murrīq‎; al-murrayq‎; al-mirrīq	مُرِّيق‎; مُرَّيْق‎; مِرِّيق murrīq‎; murrayq‎; mirrīq
Nominative	مُرِّيقٌ‎; مُرَّيْقٌ‎; مِرِّيقٌ murrīqun‎; murrayqun‎; mirrīqun	الْمُرِّيقُ‎; الْمُرَّيْقُ‎; الْمِرِّيقُ al-murrīqu‎; al-murrayqu‎; al-mirrīqu	مُرِّيقُ‎; مُرَّيْقُ‎; مِرِّيقُ murrīqu‎; murrayqu‎; mirrīqu
Accusative	مُرِّيقًا‎; مُرَّيْقًا‎; مِرِّيقًا murrīqan‎; murrayqan‎; mirrīqan	الْمُرِّيقَ‎; الْمُرَّيْقَ‎; الْمِرِّيقَ al-murrīqa‎; al-murrayqa‎; al-mirrīqa	مُرِّيقَ‎; مُرَّيْقَ‎; مِرِّيقَ murrīqa‎; murrayqa‎; mirrīqa
Genitive	مُرِّيقٍ‎; مُرَّيْقٍ‎; مِرِّيقٍ murrīqin‎; murrayqin‎; mirrīqin	الْمُرِّيقِ‎; الْمُرَّيْقِ‎; الْمِرِّيقِ al-murrīqi‎; al-murrayqi‎; al-mirrīqi	مُرِّيقِ‎; مُرَّيْقِ‎; مِرِّيقِ murrīqi‎; murrayqi‎; mirrīqi

References

• “mwryq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “مريق”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎^[1] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 584
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 150
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 399–401
• Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎^[3], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, page 293
• Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎^[4], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, page 296
• Schönig, Hanne (2002) Schminken, Düfte und Räucherwerk der Jemenitinnen: Lexikon der Substanzen, Utensilien und Techniken (Beiruter Texte und Studien; 91)‎^[5], Würzburg: Ergon-Verlag, →ISBN, page 323